Negligence and product liability. Law Assignment.
Negligence and product liability are two of our main topics for this week. Negligence is an unintentional tort because it happens by accident. Product liability arises when one is injured by a defective product.
Consider the scenarios below. Choose one and determine if it describes negligence or product liability. Explain your answer and be sure to discuss the elements of any claims that may arise.
Daisy is driving in her car when her phone chimes. She picks up her phone and sees a text from her friend. While responding to the text, Daisy runs a red light and causes an accident.
Janet just moved from Florida to Minnesota and is enjoying the scenery of a beautiful snowfall when she sees a person slip and fall on the ice on the sidewalk in front of her house.
Larry is a lumberjack. He decides to purchase a new chainsaw. The first time Larry uses the chainsaw, the product malfunctions and Larry is injured.
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The third scenario describes product liability. Larry, a lumberjack, was injured while using the product for the first time. It is the responsibility of the vendor or manufacturer to ensure that the product does not cause injury to the consumer. In this case, the chainsaw was a defective product that injured the consumer the first time he tried using it. The fact that Larry was injured the first time he used the product raises the credibility of his claim because it means that he did not cause the defect in the product. Therefore, either the manufacturer or another entity in the distribution chain is responsible for the malfunction...
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